Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamp w/ Pinched Spout
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Description
Ancient Near East, Holy Land / Levant, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1550 to 1200 BCE. An elegant terracotta oil lamp presenting a saucer-shaped body with flared walls that form a basin for the oil and a pinched spout where the wick would have been placed. Lamps of this style were immensely important to the lives of the people who used them. In the Old Testament, various important people are compared by analogy to the significance of lamps like these. Size: 5.7" Diameter x 2.3" H (14.5 cm x 5.8 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Rhode Island, USA collection, 1990s
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#176501
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Rhode Island, USA collection, 1990s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#176501
Condition
Professionally repaired and restored; all done very well with no break lines visible. Expected surface wear as shown, but otherwise in good overall condition with nice earthen deposits and encrustations.
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Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamp w/ Pinched Spout
Estimate $400 - $600
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